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Kale Caesar Salad Recipe
Have your kale, and eat it too, with this delicious kale caesar salad recipe! This hearty dish features crispy, savory bacon, crunchy croutons, and generous shavings of sharp parmesan cheese, all brought together with a creamy and delicious homemade dressing. It's full of contrasting textures and flavors, easy to make, healthy, and delicious!
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 214 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
The Salad
- 4 4 strips Bacon
- 5 5 cups kale leaves stems removed and roughly chopped
- 1 1 cup Homemade Croutons see notes
- ½ ½ cup shaved Parmesan cheese see notes
Caesar Dressing
- ½ ½ cup mayonnaise try homemade mayonnaise!
- ¼ ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 3 3 tablespoons lemon juice fresh is best
- 2 2 teaspoons anchovy paste or 2 minced anchovies
- ½ ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 1 clove garlic finely minced
Instructions
- Slice the bacon into 1" pieces. Heat a medium-sized frying pan over medium heat. Add the bacon slices and cook until they're crispy. Remove them from the pan.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the caesar dressing ingredients together.
- Add the kale to a large salad bowl and pour the dressing over the top. Toss so that the kale is coated in the dressing and then let it sit to soften for about 10 minutes.
- Add the crispy bacon, croutons, and parmesan cheese and toss again. Serve with a little extra parmesan on top, if you'd like.
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Notes
- To shave parmesan, use a vegetable peeler and shave medium-sized pieces from a wedge of cheese.
- Homemade croutons are so much better than anything you buy in the store and are 100% worth the few minutes it takes to make them. You won't regret it! For a different option, try using toasted cashews - they taste wonderful in this salad!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe
Calories
214kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
299mg
(12%)
Potassium
376mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
5611IU
(112%)
Vitamin C
70mg
(78%)
Calcium
97mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 214
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ⅙ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 214kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 299mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 376mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 5611IU | 112% |
| Vitamin C | 70mg | 78% |
| Calcium | 97mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.